x^2+16x-60=-20

Solution for x^2+16x-60=-20 equation:

x^2+16x-60=-20

We move all terms to the left:

x^2+16x-60-(-20)=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

x^2+16x-40=0

a = 1; b = 16; c = -40;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 162-4·1·(-40)
Δ = 416
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

The end solution:

$\sqrt{\Delta}=\sqrt{416}=\sqrt{16*26}=\sqrt{16}*\sqrt{26}=4\sqrt{26}$
$x_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(16)-4\sqrt{26}}{2*1}=\frac{-16-4\sqrt{26}}{2}
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$x_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(16)+4\sqrt{26}}{2*1}=\frac{-16+4\sqrt{26}}{2}
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